98 PROC. ENT. SOC. WASH., VOL. 24, NO. 4, APR., 1922 



returned to Mr. Van Duzee and doubtless is in his collection at 

 the present time. 



Phlepsius cottoni, n. sp. 



Plate 12, Fig. 1, la, Ib. 



A blunt headed, rather robust species resembling incisus in size and form but 

 with unusually distinct genital characters. Prevailing color pale. Length: 

 female 6.5 mm.; male 6 mm. 



Vertex very blunt and almost parallel margined, a little longer on middle 

 than next the eyes, more than three times as broad as long and broadly rounding 

 to the front. Pronotum more than twice as long as vertex and twice wider 

 than long. Elytra rather broad and flaring at tips. Face broad and convexly 

 rounded. 



Color: Vertex, pronotum, scutellum and face white, rather heavily but 

 irregularly irrorate with brown. Scutellum more heavily marked, with three 

 conspicuous white spots, one at apex and one midway on either side. Elytra 

 white rather sparsely and irregularly inscribed with brown. Posterior half 

 more heavily inscribed, apex and spots along costa dark brown. 



Genitalia: Female last ventral segment twice as long as preceding. Side 

 margins abruptly narrowed about one-third the distance to apex, then convexly 

 produced to posterior margin which is slightly sinuated forming four indistinct 

 lobes, a small one at either side and two larger ones at middle, the latter two 

 separated by a rather broad shallow notch. Male valve triangular, almost 

 equilateral, longer than last ventral segment; plates divergent, produced the 

 length of valve beyond its apex, outer margins at base almost straight then 

 abruptly narrowed at two-thirds their length to the robust, parallel margined 

 and bluntly rounded apices. 



Described from five females and one male; one female col- 

 lected by R. T. Cotton, Orlando, Fla., Aug. 20, 1920; three 

 females collected at Cleveland, Fla., Apr. 26, 1921, and a pair 

 at Orlando, Apr. 29, 1921, by D. M. DeLong. 



Phlepsius planus, n. sp. 



Plate 12, Fig. 4, 4a, 4b, 4c. 



A plain undecorated, buff species resembling Ph. nebiilosus in size and color- 

 tone, but with a short sharp vertex. Length of female, 8 mm.; male, 7 mm. 



Vertex short, almost parallel-margined, margin somewhat compressed and 

 slightly upturned, four times as wide as long, and less than half the length of 

 pronotum. Elytra broad and flaring. 



Color: Face, vertex, pronotum and scutellum irregularly and sparsely marked 

 and inscribed with dull brown. Markings of elytra very sparse, following the 

 veins or in linear pattern. Two female specimens show a distinct brownish 

 spot near middle of elytra. General color-tone above and below is dull buff. 



Genitalia: Female last ventral segment more than twice length of preceding. 

 Lateral angles strongly produced and rounded either side of a broad rectangular 



